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Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon

By William Pole

London, J. Nicholls (1791), xv, 568 pp.

Index prepared by Michael Steer

Sir William Pole was an antiquary whose research is important to all interested in the history of Devon. His historical, archaeological, and heraldic information was copious and extensive, and his compilations on the subjects of genealogies, the history of property, the ancient baronies, &c., derived from the most authentic sources, were voluminous. A considerable part of his manuscripts were lost and destroyed during the civil war, but the best of them remain. "He was," said Risdon, " the most accomplished treasurer of the antiquities of this county. The book, held as part of theBodleian Library Collection, the gift of its editor, Sir John William de la Pole, Bart., was produced from a digital copy that can be downloaded from Google Books. Google has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.

Key to Titles: K (Knight), B (Baron), L (Lord), E (Earl), V (Viscount), D (Duke)